Adam Batirov

Adam Alavdinovich Batirov (Russian: Адам Алавдинович Бати́ров; born 13 January 1985 in Dagestan) is a Russian and Bahraini freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He is a World Cadet Championships runner-up and Cadet European Champion (2002). He thrice won the Ivan Yarygin tournament and is National Russian Freestyle wrestling Champion (2007).[1] In 2009, he won his first European Championships. At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships he won gold, beating Kumar Vinod of India in the final match.[2][3] He is a 2018 World Championships runner-up.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alavdinovich and the family name is Batirov.
Adam Batirov
Адам Батиров
2021 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameAdam Alavdinovich Batirov
Nationality Bahrain
Born (1985-01-13) January 13, 1985
Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Russian
 Bahrain
SportWrestling
Weight class65-70 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubShamil Umakhanov Wrestling Club (им. Шамиля Умаханова)
KHK MMA
Armor Functional Training Center
Coached bySaigidpasha Umakhanov, Abdurakhman Mirzaev, Salim Nutsalkhanov, Ali Akhmedov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bahrain
World Championships
2018 Budapest70 kg
Asian Championships
2016 Bangkok70 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku70 kg
Representing  Russia
World Cup
2010 Moscow66 kg
European Championships
2011 Dortmund60 kg
2009 Vilnius60 kg
2004 Ankara55 kg
Russian Championships
2012 St.Petersburg66 kg
2011 Yakutsk 66 kg
2009 Kazan66 kg
2007 Moscow60 kg
2004 St.Petersburg55 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2007 Krasnoyarsk66 kg
2009 Krasnoyarsk60 kg
2011 Krasnoyarsk66 kg
2012 Krasnoyarsk66 kg
Junior World Championships
2003 Istanbul55 kg
Junior European Championships
2002 Tirana50 kg
Cadet World Championships
2004 Ankara55 kg
Cadet European Championships
2002 Vilnius50 kg
2001 Izmir46 kg

Adam is the younger brother of two-time Olympic Champion Mavlet Batirov. After winning 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 1, he competed for Bahrain which led to its qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] There he lost in the first round to Ikhtiyor Navruzov from Uzbekistan.

At the World Championships 2018, he placed second, in the final match he lost to his countryman Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov by scores.

References
  1. "Adam bio's". wrestdag.ru. February 21, 2016.
  2. "Batirov Returns, Spoils Iran's Hopes for Sweep on Final Day of Asian Championships". unitedworldwrestling.org. February 21, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Adam won Qualification for Rio". russiawrestling.ru. April 25, 2016.
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